Archive for the ‘Black & White’ Tag
Wasp Nest Leave a comment
Morning Meadow Leave a comment
Captured during a morning walk across a meadow.
Serenity in DC 1 comment
I know that title is an oxymoron, given what is going on in this city these days, but it didn’t seem to bother these two as they enjoyed a quiet Friday evening sunset over the Lincoln Memorial.
Vintage gas pump Leave a comment
Captured in a New York office:
iPhone, Hipstamatic
Frost Drops and Stalactites Leave a comment
Captured these leaves with frozen drops of rain on a recent walk in the neighborhood, using my umbrella to ensure a uniform background. The second shot reminded me of stalactites in a cave.
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 100mm f/2.8 macro lens
Icicles in the air Leave a comment
It’s just cold enough that the rain freezes instantaneously – time to bundle up in front of the fireplace and not leave the house!
The Most Dreaded Place on Earth 1 comment
A recent visit to the DMV yielded 4 hours of waiting and one photograph:
iPhone, edited in Nik Silver Efex 2
South Winds Leave a comment
Weathervane in our neighboorhood:
iPhone, edited in Snapseed
Last Tree in Waterworld Leave a comment
Found this floating near our town beach after a storm:
Canon Powershot G12
Shell Still Life Leave a comment
Beach finds, cleaned up and given the glamor shot treatment:
Stormy Skies Leave a comment
3 views of stormy weather while driving through the countryside.
New York Fire Escape 1 comment
Squint a little and see how the shadows turn into stairs (or maybe you see something entirely different?). Â I enjoyed the angles and the play of light and shadows on a recent walk through New York.
Hawk under the moon Leave a comment
Saw this hawk looking for prey at sunrise behind our house. Here are two different takes on that scene, both shot with my iPhone, but one with the Hipstamatic app.
New York Reflections 2 comments
From a recent stroll through Manhattan.
This mannequin looked like she wished to be outside:
I liked the various angles in this picture:
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm
B&W conversion in Lightroom
Walk on snowy beach 2 comments
Here is our black lab Mario enjoying the empty (and icy) beach in the winter time:
Iphone, B&W conversion in Lightroom
Icicles! 2 comments
Found while walking around the neighborhood, shot using the new Hipstamatic Bucktown pack (black&white and infrared). Click on any pic to see them in slideshow format.
Big Sky Sunset Leave a comment
Caught this on the one sunny day that we were here, viewed from our living room window. What a gorgeous part of the country!
Canon 7D, EF24-70mm
ISO 200
f/8
1/400 sec
HDR, black&white conversion in Lightroom
Frozen beach frolic Leave a comment
Our dog Mario enjoyed the first snow of the year, especially on the beach at low tide:
iPhone, Hipstamatic app
Frosty leaves Leave a comment
Captured these on a cold morning while walking our dog. I love how the frost gives everything a bit of additional texture, which stands out especially strong when the light is low during sunrise.
Thorny close-ups 4 comments
I played around with macro photography to get some close-ups of this wintry remnant of a thistle in our backyard. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow format.
Canon 5D Mark II, 100mm macro lens
Antique Village Leave a comment
Not quite, I just used an antique filter to capture a neighbor’s house.
iPhone, Hipstamatic
Winter morning walk 4 comments
Walking the dog at the same early, but now darker, time (6:30), and during a recent snowfall, provided new perspectives:
iPhone, Hipstamatic app
Bullseye 4 comments
Top of a pillar of the wooden bridge that connects to our town beach in Clinton, captured after the first frost of winter:
iPhone, edited in Adobe Lightroom
Mario and Stella Leave a comment
Mario, our black lab, enjoying a fall afternoon with a new friend.
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 85mm/1.8USM
ISO 100
f/1.8
1/320 sec
Song cover photo published 11 comments
I’m very pleased to see that one of my photos has been turned into the cover for a song on SoundCloud.
Here’s the song cover, followed by the original, taken in Marin while walking through the old army installations surrounding San Francisco.
Thank you, Gabriele Margurno from Argentina!
Drinking in the dark 2 comments
…is when I captured my wine glass, reflecting the moon light.
Roots of Vermont 4 comments
I discovered lots of interesting gnarled trees and their roots hugging the boulders strewn around Smuggler’s Notch near Stowe. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow format.
Canon 5d Mark II, EFL 16-24mm
B&W conversion in Adobe Lightroom
Factory on the horizon Leave a comment
Captured this factory in New Haven while crossing the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge:
iPhone, edited with Snapseed
Prayer at LaGuardia 2 comments
Captured these cab drivers taking a prayer break before resuming their shift, under a freeway ramp.
The quietest spots in Paris Leave a comment
Are its beautiful cemeteries. Recently I visited two: cimetière Montparnasse and cimetière Montmartre. Click on any photo to see them in slide show format.
Saturday morning at the bakery 4 comments
Captured at my favorite bakery in CT: G Cafe in Branford.
Big Hair 1 comment
Loved this hairdo, captured in New Haven’s Union Station:
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 160
f/6.3
1/25 sec
Quality Work 1 comment
Hmm – not sure I’d want to take my car here for a tune-up:
iphone
Grain Silo Leave a comment
Captured near Chalk Hill, Pennsylvania:
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 100
f/5.6
1/400 sec
Curves of Washington,DC 1 comment
Even a mundane office building like the Office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Washington, DC has some graceful lines:
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 100
f/8
1/250 sec
Chalk Hill Motel 3 comments
Found this abandoned motel in Pennsylvania. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow view.
Canon Powershot G12
Madison Cemetery 2 comments
This cemetery, started in 1691, has many old, beautifully-worn tombstones from the 1700 and 1800’s. Decided to experiment with my new ultra-wide lens to try some close-up angles and some wide angles.
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm f/4 USM
edited in Nik Silver Efex 2
Late Night at Union Station 3 comments
Caught these two while I was on my way back from New York and waiting for my connecting train at New Haven’s Union Station.
Canon G12
ISO 1000
f/3.5
1/25 sec
Chicago Skyline 1 comment
Shot during a visit to Chicago a while back:
Canon 7D, EF 12-22mm
ISO 100
f/5.6
1/100 sec
Tobacco Barns 1 comment
Found these barns near Bradley International Airport in Connecticut:
Full Moon and Fresh Snow 2 comments
Captured this in Guilford, CT:
Canon G12
ISO 2000
f/2.8
0.8 sec
Big Sky Vistas 3 comments
Driving through Montana I am always fascinated by the wide open spaces, probably because there aren’t many in Connecticut. The bottom one is of the battlefield of the Little Bighorn, site of Custer’s Last Stand.
Zeppelin Mooring Leave a comment
Who knew that the top of the Empire State Building was designed to be an anchor for giant blimps, or dirigibles?
However, it was tried only a few times, and when the Hindenburg burst into flames six years after the construction of the Empire State Building, dirigible traffic dwindled and the true purpose of the docking mast became obvious – it made the building the tallest building in the world at the time, beating the Chrysler Building. (Claiming that title was considered poor form – how refreshing, considering the incessant striving for superlatives these days!).
Winter Loneliness 8 comments
This lonely tree is in the marshland behind our house.
Water for Gotham City 6 comments
Found this water tower on a building in midtown New York. I like how this antiquated structure was framed by the modern building behind it.
Clinton Harbor 1 comment
A black&white shot of our little town’s harbor in the winter.
Cacti Heaven 1 comment
A visit to the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix provides some great opportunities for black&white shots. Click on any pic to view them in full-screen slide show format.
iphone, Hipstamatic
ISO: 32
1/580 sec
f/2.2
lens: John S
Film: BlackKeys B+W
Fashion Shoot Leave a comment
Well, not so much a shoot as just a few shots of my son. But I liked how glamorous this one turned out when adjusted to black&white.
Canon Mark II, EFL 24-70mm
ISO 100
f/2.8
1/2000 sec
adjusted in Lightroom and Color Efex
Boating season is over 2 comments
Captured in Clinton Harbor:
Bark 2 comments
Walking through the Vermont woods, I was struck by the beautiful birch tree bark everywhere. Click on any picture to see them as full screen slideshow.
Canon 5D Mark II, EFL 24-70mm f/2.8
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 